How to Play Piano Chord: F♯ half-diminished 13 — root

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F♯m13♭5

root position

F♯ half-diminished 13

root position

F♯, A, C, E, G♯, B, D♯

The notes of the F♯ major scale are:

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

1, ♭3, ♭5, ♭7, 9, 11, 13

E major F♯ · E

E–G♯–B = ♭7, 9, 11 · left hand: root + ♭7

a major triad a whole step down from the root
A♭ major F♯ · E

G♯–C–D♯ = 9, ♭5, 13 · left hand: root + ♭7

a major triad a whole step up from the root

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